An Economical Replacement to Oxygenate MTBE
CCT® can be an economical replacement to the oxygenate MTBE. Oxygenates make fuel burn more completely, leaving less un-combusted gas to be sent through the exhaust system and out into the air.
MTBE: According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: MTBE was first used as an octane-enhancing replacement for lead, primarily in mid- and high-grade gasoline at concentrations as high as 7% (by volume). Now, however, MTBE has been replaced mainly by Ethanol as a fuel oxygenate and at higher concentrations (10% to 15% by volume) as part of the Federal RFG [reformulated gas] and Wintertime Oxyfuel programs. The Oxyfuel and RFG Programs were initiated by the U.S. EPA in 1992 and 1995, respectively, to meet requirements of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments.
MTBE was found in some sources of drinking water. The pollution presumably got there from leaking underground gasoline storage tanks and improper fuel handling techniques. Many U.S. states have phased out the sale of gasoline with MTBE and are now oxygenating with Ethanol.
Ethanol, the same kind of alcohol that people drink, while an oxygenate that can help cars to run cleaner is more expensive to make than CCT®, and must be used in higher concentrations as stated before (at a minimum of 10% by volume) while fuels blended with CCT will be able to provide a more efficient end product with a blend of less than 1% by volume.